Ernst Lubitsch
Ernst Lubitsch | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | January 29, 1892 |
| Died | November 30, 1947 (aged 55) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) |
| Occupations |
|
| Years active | 1913–1947 |
| Spouses | Helene Kraus
(m. 1922; div. 1930)Vivian Gaye
(m. 1935; div. 1944) |
| Children | 1 |
| Signature | |
.png) | |
Ernst Lubitsch (/ˈluːbɪtʃ/; January 29, 1892 – November 30, 1947) was a German and American movie director, producer, writer, and actor. His best known works are Trouble in Paradise (1932), Design for Living (1933), Ninotchka (1939), The Shop Around the Corner (1940), To Be or Not to Be (1942) and Heaven Can Wait (1943).
He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director three times, for The Patriot (1928), The Love Parade (1929), and Heaven Can Wait (1943). In 1946, he received an Honorary Academy Award.
Lubitsch died of a heart attack on November 30, 1947, in Los Angeles, California at the age of 55.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Eyman 1993, p. 358.
- ↑ "That Certain Sophisticated Something". Los Angeles Times. April 15, 2001. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
Other websites
Media related to Ernst Lubitsch at Wikimedia Commons